My wife and I celebrated our 10th anniversary on the Carnival Glory.  This was our first time on Carnival; we have previously sailed on the Disney Magic (three times for the 3 day cruise), HAL Veendam, NCL Spirit (Alaska), NCL Pearl, NCL Sky (3 day), RCCL Mariner of the Seas, and the Caribbean Princess.  

Our house is 65 miles from the port. We arrived at Port Canaveral just after noon, and it took only about 15 minutes to unload and park; however, it took 40 minutes after getting in line to get to the counter.  After boarding, we went to eat, and could not find an indoor table, so had to eat outside in the heat.  My wife looked at the buffet line and found nothing appealing, so we ate from the grill.  

The mandatory drill was supposed to begin at approximately 3:30, but was much later than that.  Carnival said to wait for announcements, but since my wife is recovering from a sprained ankle, we did not want to have to walk down several flights of stairs.  We were not released from the drill until around 4:30.   Read more